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You’re watching The Shining on cable TV. Jack Torrance is typing away at the Overlook Hotel. Suddenly, you notice something wrong —or rather, something right . There is more room above his head. You can see the top of the typewriter. The frame feels... taller.

Watching Pacific Rim in Open Matte is a religious experience. The Jaegers (giant robots) actually look taller than the skyscrapers because you can see the scale from ground to sky. Sometimes, Open Matte ruins the magic. You see the boom mic. You see the edge of the set. The composition looks sloppy. open matte

You switch to the Blu-ray, and suddenly the picture is wider, but the top and bottom are clipped off. You feel claustrophobic. You’re watching The Shining on cable TV

But movies are shown in theaters in wide formats like (2.39:1, that super skinny rectangle) or Flat (1.85:1, a mild rectangle). There is more room above his head

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